Daunus — Lewis & Short
Daunus, i, m., *dau=nos,
I a fabulous king over a part of Apulia (whence it obtained the appellation Daunia), father (or ancestor) of Turnus, and father-in-law of Diomedes, Verg. A. 10, 616; 688; 12, 22 al.; Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11; 4, 14, 26; Ov. M. 14, 458; 510; id. F. 4, 76; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 1 Müll.—
II Hence,
A Dau-nĭus, a, um, adj., Daunian:
heros,i. e. Turnus, Verg. A. 12, 723:
gens,i. e. the Rutulians governed by Turnus, id. ib. 8, 146:
dea,i. e. Juturna, sister of Turnus, id. ib. 12, 785:
caedes,i. e. of the Romans (pars pro toto), Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf.
Camena,i. e. Roman, id. ib. 4, 6, 27:
bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia),Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—
2 Subst.: Daunii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103;
called also Dauni,Mel. 2, 4, 2.—
B Daunĭăcus a, um, adj., Daunian, for Apulian:
campi,Sil. 12, 429.—
C Dau-nĭas, ădis, f., the province Daunia, poet. for Apulia:
militaris,Hor. Od. 1, 22, 14.